Chapter 41 : Eyes on Urien

Urien woke up from his bed and was greeted with the sight of naked Mei hugging him. After seeing such a sight, his mind went into overdrive and started recalling the activities from last night.

He put both of his hands onto his face and sighed. "What have I done?" he muttered.

He really doesn't want to get into a relationship yet. But with things like this, he must take responsibility. He doesn't want to make the same mistake he made to SAKURA. He simply used her love for him even though he didn't love her back then.

「Why are you sighing?」 Urien suddenly heard another voice in his head.

『Where were you yesterday?! I was asking for your help!』 Urien shouted at that voice mentally.

「Me? I went and helped you yesterday. Oh right. You don't know about that.」 The other voice replied with a tired voice.

『What do you mean?』

「Well, I went and eliminate those who tried to drug you two.」

『Can you explain me?』 Urien's eyes went cold and demanded answers from that voice. And so, the Herrscher Consciousness explained all the things in detail.

『To think that the bellman would do that.』 Urien muttered. 『Thank you for your help. And I want to ask for another one.』

「Shoot.」 The voice answered in an annoyed voice. And Urien stated his request.

「Wait… Wait… Wait.」 The voice raised his voice suddenly.

『Yes?』

「You want me, a being who can possibly destroy the whole world to destroy… that.」

『Yes.』

「Seriously?」

『Seriously.』

「You want me to use my power to search if there is a fertilized egg in Mei and destroy it.」 The voice deadpanned.

「Correct. Both of us are young and clearly not ready to become parents. So, it will be best to destroy it before it happens.」

『Don't worry about it. It was her safe day yesterday.』 The Herrscher Consciousness sighed and replied. He sometimes thought if he chose the wrong person to corrupt.

「Cool, I guess?」 Urien sighed in relief. It's not that he doesn't want a child. He wanted one. Yes, he wanted one in his previous life. But now, he is not ready to have one yet. There are many factors he needs to consider.

The first thing is, he is currently in a different world. He doesn't know how to get back to his parents. And the second one is that both Mei and him are still young. Both are at the age of 16 and are not okay to have children yet. And finally, the third one. He doesn't want to die yet. He is sure, so sure that his Mother will kill him if she heard that. Not because he impregnated a woman. It will be because she is not present at the child's birth. Yes, his Mother will whoop his arse.

Urien noticed Mei's body shifted a little. She is still hugging his body but she opens her eyes.

"Good morning," she greeted him as nothing happened between them last night.

"Good morning, Mei," Urien replied, not knowing what to do. As for Mei, she kept hugging him and refused to let go.

"Urien's body is warm," she cooed.

Urien was lost for words. Maybe he was the only one who thought things would get awkward between them.

"Mei, we need to make it in time for breakfast," he shook Mei a little.

"Fine," she grumbled and walked toward the bathroom limply. Urien tried to help her walk but Mei refused.

The two of them are now inside the dining room of the hotel, sitting face to face. There is an awkward silence between the two of them. They haven't talked since Mei came out of the bathroom.

"So…," Urien started.

"Let's not talk about last night again," Mei interrupted.

Urien was dumbfounded. "Why?" he asked.

"I thought about it when I was in the bathroom," she said while looking straight into Urien's eyes. "You don't love me," she sighed and added. "I will only be a nuisance if I cling to you just because we slept together once even when you don't even love me," she replied with a trembling voice. Urien can see some tears in her eyes.

"So, you are telling me to act as nothing had happened between us," Urien deadpanned.

"Yes," she replied while looking at her plate, acting like she was eating.

"I can't accept that," Urien sighed.

"What? Why? It is clear that you don't love me," her head immediately raised and a shocked expression appeared on her face.

"Yet," he said firmly. "You forgot to add 'yet'," he added. "It is true that I don't love you right now. But it doesn't mean that it will be the same in the future," he took her hand and squeezed it lightly.

"Don't worry. We are still young and both of us have plenty of time ahead of us. We can go on dates and get to know each other," he continued. Although he told himself not to think about it anymore, boning someone who looks like one of his closest friends felt… wrong.

"Really?" Mei wiped some tears coming down from her eyes.

"Yes. Let's… take it step-by-step," Urien assured her. "Although we had already skipped to the final step," he mused.

"Now, let's talk about you," Urien sighed, trying to bring out an issue.

"Me?" The former honor student looks confused.

"Yes. Are you sure you love me? Not just because I stayed with you even when your friends left you alone?" Urien asked.

"That… To be honest? I don't know," she answered. "I… I was happy when you didn't outcast me like others," she added, drinking a sip of coffee. "But… I think it might be the start of it. I am new to this… 'falling in love' thing. But I am sure, the more I spend time with you, the more I fall in love. For that, I am sure," she continued, intertwining her hand with Urien's.

"I, Raiden Mei, had fallen in love with you," her expression is full of determination.

Urien didn't know what to say. He knew Mei loves him but… being told like this face-to-face makes him feel weird in his heart. Something he hadn't felt since HIMEKO's death.

He takes a deep breath and matches the expression Mei is giving him. "Then I, Urien Apocalypse, promise you that I will think hard and reply to your confession someday in the future," he replied.

"That is good enough for me," Mei nodded. "Wait, Apocalypse?" she questioned.

"Well, that is my real last name," Urien smiles.

"Oh," she widened her eyes a little. She wanted to ask more but she knew Urien has his own circumstances, so she decided not to.

"But seriously… Do we really need to discuss something this heavy during our breakfast?" Urien joked lightly.

"Now that you mention it," Mei looked around and saw some people were watching them like they were watching a drama.

"Let's… go back to our room," Urien said, wiping his mouth with a napkin and standing up.

"Sure," she nodded and the two of them walked back to their room, hand in hand.

Days passed like that and it was time for school again. Urien and Mei went on many dates during the summer holidays. Urien also met with Bianka and Rita every week and the three of them can now be considered friends.

October 23rd, 2013

It has been a month and a half since school started again. Classes are still boring and most of the classmates are still being douchebags to Mei. Well, they sometimes did the same to him too… for siding with Mei.

It is the second period, Urien is bored. His father already taught him most of the chemistry and the lesson is a piece of cake for him.

*Knock* *Knock*

The class heard the knock on the door. They saw a beautiful face of Bianka slip into the room when the teacher went and opened it.

"Is Urien here?" she asked.

"Bianka?! What are you doing here?" Our resident reincarnator stood up.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" she asked. Urien looks toward his teacher who signaled him to go ahead.

Walking out of the classroom, he noticed some of his male classmates were staring daggers at him. Moreover, he saw Rita wearing a maid's uniform.

"Why are you here?" he asked, noticing his classmates were watching the conversation through the window.

"We are going back to our country because an urgent issue has come up," she started. "So, we thought we should at least say goodbye to you," she informed him.

"So… we are not going to see each other anymore?" Urien asked, a little downhearted. He had fun talking with these two. To the point that he doesn't hold any ill will toward them even though they tried to fish information from him.

"No, no, no. We will come and visit from time to time, when we can secure some holidays for us," the blonde denied.

"I see," Urien nodded. "So… let's see each other in the future," he added.

With that, the two valkyries took off from Nagazora to report back to Schicksal HQ. Not even a month after their departure, another issue arose at Senba High School.

November 12th, 2013

Many students from Senba High keep getting missing. Not just from Senba High, even some thugs from alleyways went missing too. And now, that perpetrator set their eyes on Urien and started stalking him.